Sophelia McMannen (NELA III) in EdNC- "How this rural school district is coping with staffing shortages"

Nov 9, 2021

Sophelia McMannen (NELA III) in EdNC- “How this rural school district is coping with staffing shortages”

“Until teachers can get the support — it’s not even just about money — but the support that they need, you aren’t going to have people that are going to enter the field to teach,” McMannen said.

Nov 9, 2021

Lauren Lampron (NELA III) Named Edgecombe County Schools’ 2021-2022 Principal of the Year

“This is not the first time that Lampron has won the honor of Principal of the Year for the school district. When she was leading W.A. Patillo Middle Schools, Lampron was selected as the Edgecombe County Public Schools 2019 Principal of the Year.”

Aug 5, 2021

Timothy Mudd (’13 MSA), Nash County Public Schools 2021-2022 Principal of the Year, Recognized for Success in Creating Opportunities for Students

“Mudd said the NC State College of Education’s Northeast Leadership Academy (NELA) helped transform him from a high school math teacher who wanted to make a greater impact into the school leader he is today. As a part of NELA, Mudd discovered who he was as a leader and grasped the importance of understanding his…

Jan 7, 2021

NC State’s Leadership Academies Prepare Principals to Strengthen Their Communities

Jan 5, 2021

RRGSD Honors Lauren Hinnant (NELA II) as Principal of the Year

The 2020 Principal of the Year, Lauren Hinnant will go on to represent RRGSD at the regional level.

Nov 9, 2020

NELA IV Graduates Donnell Cannon and Jenny O’Meara Launch Podcast ‘The Hummingbird Stories’

“Two principals — Donnell Cannon and Jenny O’Meara, interview school designers, community organizers, learning engineers, and education activists to learn what we should be thinking about when it comes to reimagining the future and the steps we can take today to create better schools, better childhoods, and better people tomorrow.”

Nov 9, 2020

Graham Witherspoon (NCSLA) Featured on WRAL for Launching ‘PREP’- An Academy to Motivate Young Men

Oct 23, 2020

Cliff Hudson (NELA IV), K-12 STEM Coordinator at Martin County Schools, selected for new N.C. Space Grant Ambassadors Program

Oct 20, 2020

Donnell Cannon (NELA Cohort IV) Named Edgecombe County Schools 2021 Principal of the Year

Congrats to NELA Cohort IV Graduate Donnell Cannon, Principal at North Edgecombe High School, for being named Edgecombe County Principal of the Year. Donnell has been an exemplary leader and advocate in multiple roles throughout his educational journey; as a teacher, principal, and in his many leadership roles in the greater North Carolina educational community.…

Oct 20, 2020

NELA Faculty and Colleagues Tribute for Teicher Patterson

NELA Cohort II 2013 Graduate

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